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Andre the Giant: Larger than Life

1999 · 45 min

A warm, bittersweet tribute that moves gently from village childhood to ringside fame and a quiet, sad decline.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
André Roussimoff
Overview
Documentary, released by the World Wrestling Federation, about the late wrestling superstar Andre the Giant, portraying his childhood in a small French village, his rise to fame as a professional wrestler, and his slow physical decline and eventual death in 1993. With commentaries by Vince McMahon, Classy Freddie Blassie, Killer Kowalski and Gorilla Monsoon, as well as Andre's brother and friends.

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Genres
Documentary
Starring
André Roussimoff
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • celebrity
  • identity
  • isolation
  • death
  • friendship
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
documentary
Starring
André Roussimoff
Runtime
45 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French

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